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msaikhan · 03-14-2019, 08:34 AM

*Update on my FR-S

Quick back story: I got my car back with oil leak and exhaust leak after the recall and i brought it back, they replaced gasket but then it started knocking. But the knock wasn't constant, it came once the car warmed up and only knocked on certain rpm (super hard to duplicate). I been fighting with the dealer after the recall that there is a knock, but it wasn't constant, so they kept denying that the engine was knocking and tried to tell me some BS excuses.

So after going to the dealer like 10 times, had service manager, service director, master tech ride with me in my car, all heard the knock but says it's cracked headers/ engine bogging etc... I call up toyota corp, then the GM call me back telling me they did EVERYTHING to diagnose but they can't duplicate the knock. After more BS, he says come demonstrate the knock and i drive up there to demonstrate the knock. The tech tried to tell me it's the cricket noise from fuel pump and i said fk off.(not literally) BUT the next day, a specialist from TOYOTA corp happen to be in the area and he test drove my car. And obviously he heard the knock and the dealership is finally admitting there is a problem. Next week, 2 engineers from Toyota corp coming to oversee the teardown of the engine. So hopefully they will get to the bottom of this and fix my car. (0 trust in the dealership at this point, but hopeful) So keep on fighting, if your dealership blew your engine. Take pictures and keep paper trails, cuz you can't trust dealership words.

03-14-2019, 08:34 AM	#244
msaikhan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Drives: frs Location: arlingtong va Posts: 184 Thanks: 33 Thanked 41 Times in 28 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	*Update on my FR-S Quick back story: I got my car back with oil leak and exhaust leak after the recall and i brought it back, they replaced gasket but then it started knocking. But the knock wasn't constant, it came once the car warmed up and only knocked on certain rpm (super hard to duplicate). I been fighting with the dealer after the recall that there is a knock, but it wasn't constant, so they kept denying that the engine was knocking and tried to tell me some BS excuses. So after going to the dealer like 10 times, had service manager, service director, master tech ride with me in my car, all heard the knock but says it's cracked headers/ engine bogging etc... I call up toyota corp, then the GM call me back telling me they did EVERYTHING to diagnose but they can't duplicate the knock. After more BS, he says come demonstrate the knock and i drive up there to demonstrate the knock. The tech tried to tell me it's the cricket noise from fuel pump and i said fk off.(not literally) BUT the next day, a specialist from TOYOTA corp happen to be in the area and he test drove my car. And obviously he heard the knock and the dealership is finally admitting there is a problem. Next week, 2 engineers from Toyota corp coming to oversee the teardown of the engine. So hopefully they will get to the bottom of this and fix my car. (0 trust in the dealership at this point, but hopeful) So keep on fighting, if your dealership blew your engine. Take pictures and keep paper trails, cuz you can't trust dealership words.